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CDUS44 KJAN 172128
CLIJAN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
428 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE JACKSON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1896 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 87 2:54 PM 95 1899 84 3 86
MINIMUM 63 2:24 AM 42 2011 63 0 70
AVERAGE 75 73 2 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.09 2003 0.14 -0.14 1.46
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 2.37 -0.35 8.41
SINCE MAR 1 10.08 13.89 -3.81 18.50
SINCE JAN 1 15.99 24.41 -8.42 30.44
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 20 10 10 4
SINCE MAR 1 160 357 -197 189
SINCE JUL 1 1623 2221 -598 1712
COOLING
TODAY 10 8 2 13
MONTH TO DATE 76 113 -37 126
SINCE MAR 1 379 237 142 417
SINCE JAN 1 409 250 159 455
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 63 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE JACKSON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 94 1902
1943
1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 2011
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
AT 4 PM:
THE PEARL RIVER STAGE AT JACKSON WAS 6.3 FEET. THE RIVER FELL 1
FOOT OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STAGE AT VICKSBURG WAS 24.7 FEET. THE RIVER
FELL 1.1 FEET OVER THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IN JACKSON WAS 41...WHICH IS GOOD.
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